Jean Anouilh said:

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.

Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that it's enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

Every man thinks god is on his side.

Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.

God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies.

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.